Attorneys waive fees to prepare name-change petitions for LGBTQ+ community
PHOENIX – In the Zoom window, Odele Pax looks small, contained. Her boisterous laugh and candor belie her many mentions of how nervous she is. Pax holds back tears as she talks about her journey toward gender affirmation. “There are no words to describe how liberating it feels, you know, that, finally, I not only…
In Challenge to State Law, TUSD To Require Students, Teachers, Staff To Wear Masks on Campus
The Tucson Unified School District board voted 4-0 at an emergency meeting Wednesday morning to require everyone to wear a mask on TUSD property. Before school begins Thursday, the board decided to mandate masks on all TUSD campuses, motivated by the outbreaks in the Vail School District and with the growing number of pediatric cases.…
The Daily Saguaro, Wednesday 8/4/21
The desert is green and blooming like never before…the following 10 or so photos were all taken behind Gates Pass in the midst of the bloom.
Women on the Other End of the Phone: They make up an overwhelming majority of customer service employees with low pay and no benefits
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. For almost a decade, ProPublica has been reporting on the ways TurboTax has fought efforts to make tax prep easier and less costly. As part of that series, we published a story about…
City Council Primary: Kozachik Wins Ward 6 Race, Dahl Wins in Ward 3
Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik was out way ahead of two primary challengers in midtown Ward 6 as election results were released this evening, while Kevin Dahl was leading the race for an open seat in north-central Ward 3. Kozachik had more than 57 percent of the vote, while Miranda Schubert had 27 percent and…
Ducey asks U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, outlaw abortions
PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, 11 other Republican governors and more than 200 GOP lawmakers on Thursday filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling. The 1973 court decision for women’s reproductive rights set a precedent for a constitutional right to access to abortion – and…
Groups call on border counties to reject Ducey’s call for outside law enforcement
A letter from community organizations is asking the Arizona Border Counties Coalition to reject the help from out-of-state law enforcement groups that Gov. Doug Ducey requested “urgently” go to the border with Mexico “in defense of our sovereignty and territorial integrity.” The organizations — the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, the Kino Border Initiative,…
Some Pima County roads remain closed
Several roads remain closed in Pima County as of Friday afternoon. Jamie Ave North of Bopp Road Aldon Road North of Bopp Road Snyder Hill Road from Sandario Road to Desert Sunrise Trail Wentworth Road North of Speedway Bl. Wentworth Road South of Cape Horn Dr. San Joaquin Road North of Old Ajo Highway Old…
Local mayors support Amtrak proposal for a passenger rail connecting Tucson and Phoenix
Mayors from 11 Arizona communities, including Tucson, Phoenix, Oro Valley and Marana, sent a letter to Arizona congressional leaders, supporting Amtrak’s proposal for a passenger rail connecting Tucson and Phoenix. “It’s about a regional approach to economic development because what’s good for Tucson is good for the region,” said Romero in a media roundtable with…
Pima County warns public to stay away from landslide area in Tucson Mountain Park
Pima County officials are warning the public not to approach the site of a recent landslide in Tucson Mountain Park. The landslide, which knocked down or destroyed numerous saguaro cacti, happened at about noon Sunday on the southeast side of Golden Gate Mountain. The area is not close to any roads or trails in the…
Editor’s Note: Miller’s Crossing
We’ve just a few days from Tucson’s primary election next Tuesday, Aug. 3. We’ve got two races that voters will decide: The midtown Ward 6 primary where two rookie candidates are trying to unseat three-term incumbent Steve Kozachik, and the northside Ward 3 primary where Democrats Kevin Dahl and Juan Padres are fighting for an…
Tucson Salvage: A house is not a home
The grind is on, on it goes. The heat waned some and it’s dreamy and strange out. A kid violinist serenades, exhilarating Eastern-sounding modals and delicate danceable rhythms. The entire eastern sky blue-black, a worlds-colliding monsoon thunders in her direction. The 67-year-old woman grasps at the beauty, says it lives wherever she can find it,…
You deserve bitter: National IPA Day is coming
It’s the day over which hop fans like myself swoon. By the time this newspaper hits the streets, we’ll be about a week away from National IPA Day on August 5. This day dedicated to the glory of hop flowers, celebrated by craft beer enthusiasts on the first Thursday of every August, is a reaffirmation…
Six-Pack Councilman: Steve Kozachik faces two challengers as he seeks a fourth term
Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik has had an interesting career in Tucson politics. He accomplished the near-impossible when he won his midtown Ward 6 in 2009: He was a Republican who knocked out a Democrat opponent, Councilwoman Nina Trasoff. How rare is it for a Republican to knock out an elected Democrat? Kozachik’s victory was…
Open Seat: Democrats will choose between Kevin Dahl and Juan Padres in next week’s Ward 3 primary election
With no incumbent seeking reelection, two Democrats are vying to be the next Ward 3 councilmember in next week’s primary election: longtime environmental activist Kevin Dahl and local entrepreneur Juan Padres. Dahl says he was inspired to run because he’s concerned about climate change. He says the issue affects so many aspects of governing Tucson,…
The Old Razzle Dazzle: M. Night Shyamalan delivers a movie full of cool ideas that don’t age well
With ‘Old,’ M. Night Shyamalan once again overbakes his cinematic souffle and the damn thing collapses before it makes it out of the oven. Too bad, because there are elements at play during its running time that make it occasionally feel like one of the more bizarre, daring and wacky thrillers he’s ever made. Shyamalan’s…
COVID cases continue to grow, leading health experts to worry about third wave in AZ
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Arizona continue to rise while new state laws are preventing local governments and schools from implementing mitigation strategies to combat the increased spread. Arizona reached a high rate of transmission of 108 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 individuals per week, according to the July 23 COVID-19 report from Dr. Joe Gerald,…
Homefront Conflict: Veteran’s Action Council works to change VA medical pot rules
A group that started with with an online “buddy check” during the height of the COVID shutdown is taking a serious swing at the Veterans Administration’s rules regulating medicinal pot, seeking to challenge the federal prohibition against cannabis use in vets suffering from PTSD and pain associated with their service. A pair of Tucson cannabis…
Danehy: The prophets of Hollywood sure knew what was on the horizon
When did the writers of great movie lines get to be so prescient? So, you’re tellin’ me there’s a chance… —Lloyd Christmas in Dumb and Dumber Arizona Senate President Karen Fann, who has authorized the spending of hundreds of thousands of your tax dollars in search of anything that might keep her hysterical cries of…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Masque-Rave Ball. So, we have good news and bad (or maybe just gloomy) news. The bad/gloomy news is that masks are required at this event. But the good news is that they’re not talking about THAT kind of mask. For this modern twist on a masquerade ball, Solar Culture wants all guests to wear neat…
